Latest Updates Around The World
The Amazon River in Brazil. Credit: Jhampier Giron M | The 30th ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 6 to 21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. It will bring together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations and civil society to discuss priority actions […]
Drone footage of damage to coastal homes after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Alligator Pond, Jamaica, October 29, 2025. Maria Alejandra Cardona | Reuters Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane of the year, made landfall in Jamaica this week as a Category 5 storm. The strength of the storm means it will likely trigger […]
Nearly two inches of rain fell in just three hours. Ditmas Park saw clogged storm drains due to leaves and other debris. Photo by Erica Price by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper Heavy rain lashed Brooklyn on Thursday, flooding streets, submerging cars and killing at least one person. Nearly two inches of rain fell in parts […]
A damaged classroom and school materials at Dahilig Primary School in Gainza Municipality, Camarines Sur, Philippines, weeks after severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) caused extensive damage in October 2024. Credit: UNICEF/Larry Monserate Piojo by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday October 30, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) – By 2024, the climate crisis […]
Time2Graze will use Sentinel-2 satellite data to monitor rangeland biomass and support farmers and land managers in making informed decisions about grazing management, resource allocation and sustainable land use. Opinion by Lindsey Sloat (Lancaster, op) Friday October 24, 2025 Inter-Press Office LANCASTER, PA, Oct 24 (IPS) – Thousands of years ago we looked to the […]
A seller speaks to a customer at a second-hand clothing market in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (Mutare, Zimbabwe) Thursday October 23, 2025 Inter-Press Office MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Oct 23 (IPS) – Shamiso Marambanyika helps a male customer choose a pair of jeans on a Saturday morning in Mutare, a town […]
Drone photo of nickel mine in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Courtesy of Gecko Project Opinion by Stephanie Dowlen (Malmö, Sweden) Thursday October 23, 2025 Inter-Press Office MALMO, Sweden, Oct 23 (IPS) – Even amid the regressive resistance of the current US governmentthe world is shifting to one green energy future. With governments promising to phase out fossil […]
Mwavita Rohomoya sits with her four children in front of her drinks stall in Minova, Kalehe area, South Kivu province, DR Congo, on April 23, 2025. Minova is one of the first areas in South Kivu to be hit by the resurgence of violence; one of the immediate consequences was the increase in prices of […]
The City of Woodbury, in partnership with the South Washington Watershed District, is launching a new speaker series this week, connecting community members with climate scientists. Starting Thursday, climate scientists at the Eagle Valley Golf Course in Woodbury will present discussions “through the lens of facts and figures, people and communities, and how to bring […]
Tirtha Prasad Saikia, director of the North-East Affected Area Development Society, speaks to IPS at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Credit: Diwash Gahatraj/IPS by Diwash Gahatraj (Abu Dhabi) Monday October 13, 2025 Inter-Press Office ABU DHABI, Oct 13 (IPS) – As global conservation leaders gather in Abu Dhabi for the IUCN […]
